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  • Author: Forsyth Mark
  • Publisher: Icon Books
  • EAN/ISBN: 9781848313071
  • Size: 20x14cm
  • Binding: Hardback
Inspired by the author's Inky Fool blog, The Etymologicon is Mark Forsyth's intriguing account of the unusual connections between words. But his quest in discovering the links between church pews and organised crime, or codpieces and brackets, isn't purely etymological; Forsyth also attempts to get to the bottom of myths and the meanings behind sayings. Did Thomas Crapper really invent the toilet? And where does the phrase 'enough room to swing a cat' come from?

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